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Heverlee

Coordinates:50°51′36″N4°41′23″E/ 50.86000°N 4.68972°E/50.86000; 4.68972
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Heverlee
Sub-municipalityofLeuven
St Lambert's Church
St Lambert's Church
Coat of arms of Heverlee
Coat of arms
Location of Heverlee
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Location of Heverlee (incl. Haasrode) in Leuven
Location of Heverlee (incl. Haasrode) in Leuven
Heverlee is located in Belgium
Heverlee
Heverlee
Heverlee is located in Flemish Brabant
Heverlee
Heverlee
Coordinates:50°51′36″N4°41′23″E/ 50.86000°N 4.68972°E/50.86000; 4.68972
CountryBelgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceFlemish Brabant
ArrondissementLeuven
MunicipalityLeuven
Area
• Total19.75 km2(7.63 sq mi)
Population
(2020-01-01)
• Total23,555
• Density1,200/km2(3,100/sq mi)
Postal codes
3001
Area codes016

Heverlee(Dutch pronunciation:[ˈɦeːvərleː]ⓘ) is asub-municipalityof thecityofLeuvenlocated in theprovince of Flemish Brabant,Flemish Region,Belgium.It was a separatemunicipalityuntil 1977. On 1 January 1977, it wasmergedinto Leuven.[1]According to the official website of Leuven,Haasrodeis a part of Heverlee.[2]

Heverlee is the location of theHeverlee War CemeteryforCommonwealthcasualties from theSecond World War.

Education

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Heverlee also harbours a significant part of the university campus of theKatholieke Universiteit Leuven.The Arenberg campus is the main area for research and educational facilities for exact sciences (The Science, Engineering and Technology Group). These contain the Faculty of Engineering (seeArenberg Château), the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering and the Faculty of Science. A part of the Biomedical Group, namely the Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences also has its main facilities on the campus.

TheKatholieke Hogeschool Leuven[nl]is another higher education facility with some facilities in Heverlee. It lies next to the Heilig Hart-Instituut, which is a school for secondary education. Also,St John Berchmans University College, Heverleeis situated outside the centre.

Sport

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Den Dreef

Also situated in Heverlee is theDen Dreefstadium, home of theBelgian 1st Divisionfootball teamOud-Heverlee Leuven.

TheCyclocross Leuvenis acyclo-crossrace held in January.

Economy

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Heverlee also has industrial parks with a variety of companies, some of which are affiliated (as spin-offs) with the university and its research.IMEC,Thrombogenics - now Oxurion andMaterialise NVare some of the most important.

The Brabanthal is a large hall, mostly for recreational events.

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  • Park Abbey
    Park Abbey
  • Castle Arenberg, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
    Castle Arenberg,Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
  • Heverlee War Cemetery[3]
    Heverlee War Cemetery[3]
  • Monument to the fallen soldiers of World War I, Waversebaan Heverlee
    Monument to the fallen soldiers of World War I, Waversebaan Heverlee
  • Heverlee Station
    Heverlee Station
  • Wooden Neanderthaler sculpture by Ad Wouters in Heverleebos
    WoodenNeanderthalersculpture byAd Woutersin Heverleebos

See also

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References

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  1. ^"LISTE ALPHABETIQUE DES COMMUNES - Fusions de 1963 à 1977"(PDF).
  2. ^"Deelgemeenten | Stad Leuven".leuven.be(in Dutch). 2019-09-09.Retrieved2024-01-23.
  3. ^"Heverlee War Cemetery".CWGC.Retrieved2007-06-19.
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